The Self in Schooling: Theory and Practice - How to Create Happy, Healthy, Flourishing Children in the 21st Century

by Henry G. Brzycki PhD.

Overview

A "recommended new books" distinction for American Counseling Association members

The Self in Schooling: Theory and Practice - How to Create Happy, Healthy, Flourishing Children in the 21st Century presents a new interdisciplinary educational theory that combines the latest psychological, educational, and well-being research. This theory addresses the psychological and physical well-being of our children in today's society, and can be applied to classroom practice, curricula and educational policy. The mental and physical health of our children is bad and getting worse, and we need to teach children a new kind of mind, a psychology of the self that is able to handle the myriad of 21st century challenges. Schools and schooling, teaching and learning, need to transform to impart this new mind, focusing first on the mental and physical health of children.

The research presented in this book makes a compelling case: we must truly personalize the learning for all individuals through K-16 schooling. This work references the most recent research in positive psychology, educational psychology, and mind, brain and education, and makes it accessible for scholars, practioners, students, and parents. The practice section of this book provides real-world examples that can be immediately applied to help children flourish.

Dr. Brzycki paints a brand new picture of education. This new relationship between psychology and education is nothing less than an entirely new lens through which to view the psychology of youth, schools, teaching and learning, and the well-being of children. Dr. Brzycki inspires hope for impacting the tragic mental and physical well-being issues so prominent and troubling in our time. He shares insights and experiences learned over his distinguished counseling and teaching career and offers a breakthrough model for transforming people's lives, teaching and learning best practices, and our society.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940016038063
Publisher:	BG Publishing
Publication date:	01/22/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Dr. Henry G. Brzycki has more than 30 years of experience providing leadership to the fields of education and psychology. Dr. Brzycki challenges scholars and practitioners to expand their boundaries of understanding in order to impact the quality of children’s lives. Dr. Brzycki founded The Brzycki Group, where his innovative counseling and psychoeducational programs pioneered positive psychology and strengths-based counseling methods. Dr. Brzycki consults to schools, colleges, foundations, and policy makers on how to realize the potential of people. Most recently he founded The Center for the Self in Schools. The Center’s mission is to impact the psychological, socioemotional, and physical well-being of K–16 students through outreach programs, professional development, self-knowledge curricula, antibullying programs, and high-impact student advising assessments using strengths-based counseling methods.

Dr. Brzycki has provided leadership to the American Counseling Association (ACA) and the American Educational Research Association (AERA), where he has been invited to present his research on numerous occasions. As a researcher and author, Dr. Brzycki has published highly regarded research in peer-reviewed journals and an educational psychology textbook representing future directions in applying psychology to educational contexts. Dr. Brzycki served the U.S. Department of Education as a consultant on personalized learning methods and emerging 21st-century teaching and learning models.

Dr. Brzycki’s most recent book captures his insights and experiences as a counselor, teacher, and thought leader, and offers a breakthrough model for transform¬ing people’s lives, teaching and learning best practices, and our society.

What People are Saying About This

Laura Altobelli

"I found your book very uplifting, and I hope I gleaned enough that I can bring some more positivity to my parenting. . . as I have found myself in recent months struggling to keep my spirits up."

Ph.D., Associate Professor and Author of Positive Psychology and Wellbeing: Applications for Enhanced Living - Frederick Brown

"The Self in Schooling: Theory and Practice is a tour de force!

Dr. Henry Brzycki is clearly an educator's educator, integrating vast amounts of information to advance the processes involved in maximizing each person's wellbeing through contextualizing and making relevant the experiences and events of formal education. His book, The Self in Schooling: Theory and Practice - How to Create Happy, Healthy, Flourishing Children in the 21st Century (2013), is a high-level tour de force of the currently available information on the brain, cognition, social influences, and emotion and how each addresses and tries to measure what is occurring in educational processes. There is too much good information in this book for a cursory single reading. The issues and implications are many. Time for thoughtful reflection on what can be done will surely lead to thoughtful discussions on policy changes in public education for the wellbeing of society in general and for each iSelf."

Rachel Paul-McGrath

"I must say that I think your book is wonderful. Lots of food for thought. The other night I just happened to mention your ideas to some friends and family who are educators and students in high school, and they couldn't have agreed more. A younger family member in high school just happened to be listening in on our conversation, and she also agreed whole heartedly—so you have support from teachers, parents and students. Wishing you all the best with this book, it is great work!"